Freedom Index: Top Rated Constitutional Congressmen and Senators

The New American ^ | 04 July 2013 | Freedom Index

[VitacoreVision]

The Freedom Index: A Congressional Scorecard Based on the U.S. Constitution rates congressmen based on their adherence to constitutional principles of limited government, fiscal responsibility, national sovereignty, and a traditional foreign policy of avoiding foreign entanglements. The percentages below are cumulative scores are based on key votes from 1999 through 2013. Click on a senator's or representative's name to get a detailed breakdown of his or her voting record.


Senators:

Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky - 93%
Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas - 90%
Sen. Mike Lee, Utah - 90%
Sen. Ron Johnson, Wisconsin - 86%
Sen. James Risch, Idaho - 84%
Sen. Jeff Flake, Arizona - 82%
Sen. Thomas Coburn, Oklahoma - 82%
Sen. Tim Scott, South Carolina - 80%
Sen. John Barrasso, Wyoming - 80%
Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida - 80%

Congressmen:

Thomas Massie, Kentucky - Dist.4 - 100%
Jim Bridenstine, Oklahoma - Dist.1 - 100%
Steve Stockman, Texas - Dist.36 - 100%
Justin Amash, Michigan - Dist.3 - 93%
Tom McClintock, California - Dist.4 - 92%
Paul Broun, Georgia - Dist.10 - 90%
Ted Yoho, Florida - Dist.3 - 90%
Ron DeSantis, Florida - Dist.6 - 90%
Raul Labrador, Idaho - Dist.1 - 87%
Jeff Duncan, South Carolina - Dist.3 - 86%
Tim Huelskamp, Kansas - Dist.1 - 85%
John Fleming, Louisiana - Dist.4 - 82%
David Schweikert, Arizona - Dist.6 - 82%
Jason Chaffetz, Utah - Dist.3 - 82%
Tom Graves, Georgia - Dist.14 - 81%
John Duncan, Tennessee - Dist.2 - 81%
Jim Jordan, Ohio - Dist.4 - 80%
Kerry Bentivolio, Michigan - Dist.11 - 80%
Andy Harris, Maryland - Dist.1 - 80%
Dennis Ross, Florida - Dist.15 - 80%
Doug Collins, Georgia - Dist.9 - 80%
Michele Bachmann, Minnesota - Dist.6 - 80%
Richard Hudson, North Carolina - Dist.8 - 80%
Mark Meadows, North Carolina - Dist.11 - 80%
Markwayne Mullin, Oklahoma - Dist.2 - 80%
Trey Gowdy, South Carolina - Dist.4 - 80%
Scott DesJarlais, Tennessee - Dist.4 - 80%
Roger Williams, Texas - Dist.25 - 80%

[Cen-Tejas]

I agree with YOU with a BIG “BUT” which is that ASSUMING this particular report is “honest” I think it is an EXCELLENT tool for us to use to understand these people we send up there. I thank the poster for posting!

Now when I see Massie, Bridenstine or Stockman (100 % ers) stand up in the well and speak, I will have enhanced interest in what they say.

[M. Thatcher]

Flake and Rubio shouldn’t be anywhere near the “top ten” in the Senate - they’re both Gang of 8 and need to be defeated.

[stephenjohnbanker]

” Flake and Rubio shouldn’t be anywhere near the “top ten” in the Senate - they’re both Gang of 8 and need to be defeated.”

IMO, Flake & Rubio are traitors to the United State of America.

I give them 0 %

[VitacoreVision]

It only appears that someone like Marco Rubio is in the top 10 for Senators, but that’s just because most everyone else, mainly Democrats, completely failed on the Constitution.

Rubio only scored an 80% and that’s just terrible.

[xzins]

This means nothing. The only thing that counts is knowing the person and how he thinks. Votes are so controlled that they rarely demonstrate what the candidate believes. Normally they can. Vote the leanings of their district because the vote is a sure loser or winner and the leaders let them know that.

[Bon of Babble]

Glad to see Tom McClintock on the list. If the California were sane, such as before the 1986 immigration amnesty that changed politics in California forever, Tom would be governor instead of the lefties we’ve had in the statehouse — and that includes Gov. Arnold.

Gas tax just went up three cents July 1st due to a long ago policy passed by Gov. Arnold — with two more increases in the future due to this same policy.

Idiots.

[Usagi_yo]

My opinion .... Jettison the GOP and go Tea Party. The Tea PArty really has the Dems scared. It’s populist and it cuts out their Republican cronies.

Federalization could not continue if we made Congress de-facto coalition type house. With as little as 10% house members and 5 tea party Senators the Tea Party would become a major player and deal maker on legislation.

They would have to forego any committee assignment promises and refuse to caucus with either the DEM or GOP. As they grow and as their influence becomes apparent, then they can do their horse trading for committee assignments.

[freedomfiter2]

Yes, and some issues are more important than others. Rubio should be at 25% based on immigration alone. Maybe drop another 5 points based on his lying about what’s in the bill. I don’t buy this score card.

[freedomfiter2]

The New American is the magazine of The John Birch Society.

It’s probably a better gauge than most.

[freedomfiter2]

Congress is a poor place to look for a candidate with executive skills.

Where else do you look? Most governors and Senators are too dirty from doing what it takes to win in the urban areas and the corporate leaders are all about crony capitalism.

[Jeff Winston]

I don’t know, but I counted 13 who scored zero.

All 13 were Democrats.

[Jeff Winston]

how many of those are Democrats? I bet zero.

Okay, so now we know. I clicked through on all of them.

Not one single Democrat in the list. Not one.

[District13]

I don’t care what you say, I love my Congressman, Chris Stewart, District 2-Utah. He’s a Veteran, a great author, and a stellar conservative.

But I appreciate your work here! Thank you.

[VitacoreVision]

Rep. Chris Stewart voted for CISPA. That's not good. This violates the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

Rep. Chris Stewart has a Freedom Index Score of 70%.


H R 624: Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection (CISPA) Act
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr624

What is CISPA?

Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA). This legislation (H.R. 624) would further legalize the massive sharing of private-user online data by Internet companies with federal government agencies, such as the National Security Agency (NSA), that has already been happening for years. As Robert X. Cringely posted in his article "The CISPA Circus: Send in the Clowns" on InfoWorld.com on April 19, the day after the CISPA bill passed in the House: "The problem with CISPA is that in its current form it's still vague and ripe for abuse. It absolves corporations of being responsible for what happens to the data they've collected. It allows data sharing with the entire federal government, not just the parts responsible for ensuring our safety. It circumvents other laws designed to limit governmental access to private information. And it can be deployed for a wide range of perceived threats that have nothing to do with attacks on our nation's infrastructure."

The House passed CISPA on April 18, 2013 by a vote of 288 to 127 (Roll Call 117). We have assigned pluses to the nays because the massive sharing of private citizens' online data by Internet companies with federal government agencies authorized by this bill violates "the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures" as set forth in the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution.

[District13]

Well, if you read his books - i.e., the series entitled “the great and terrible” - you can see that Congressman Stewart has a thorough understanding of the issues that matter most to us. He’s new to the House. Give him time. Thanks again for your work. Keep it up!

[Drawn7979]

seems about right.

[District13]

This is about Chris Stewart’s books:
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Chris+Stewart+The+Great+And+Terrible&FORM=RESTAB

This is about his qualifications to serve in Congress:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3037604/posts

(Former bomber pilot)

[District13]

And liberals hate him (Chris Stewart who only earned 70% from you earned 0% from liberals):
http://thatsmycongress.com/house/repStewartUT2113.html

If you have any of the same opinions as liberals about my Congressman, maybe you should take another look. Just sayin’.

Plus he’s only been there 5 months. Thanks.

[grania]

Jeff Flake and Marc Rubio.....shame on them. They have no constituency left because they abet the invasion of the US. That's the NUMBER ONE ISSUE. No other conservative issues survive without that.

Is it "conservative" to bare-a** lie to voters?

[katiedidit1]

Cruz should have had higher than 90%. Is Rand Paul so different from Ron Paul that he is uniting the constitutionalists? he did vote to confirm Kerry and Hagel and he did state that Obama deserved some lee way with his nominees.